Bootsplash

Bootsplash

In computer jargon, Bootsplash is a term for a graphical representation of the boot process of the operating system.

Bootsplash can be a simple visualisation of the scrolling boot messages in the console, but it can also present graphics or some combinations of both.

Purpose

Unlike splash screens, bootsplash is not necessarily designed for marketing purposes, but can be to enhance the experience of the user as eye candy, or provide the user with messages (with an added advantage of color coding facility) to diagnose the state of the system.

ee also

*Splash screen — an image that appears while a computer program is loading.
*Splashy — an Alioth project designed to replace the aging Bootsplash program.

Windows boot screen

All versions of Microsoft Windows since Windows 95 (MS-DOS line) and Windows 2000 (NT line) feature a boot screen, which is loaded during the startup process. With extra, third-party utilities (e.g. [http://www.stardock.com/products/bootskin/ Stardock BootSkin] ), it is possible to replace the default Windows boot screen with custom images, text, and/or animations. In Windows Vista, it is also possible to replace the default boot screen with the alternative "Aurora" boot screen (which does not feature graphical animation) [ [http://www.winvistatips.com/secret-vista-boot-screen-a33.php HowTo - Enable Vista's hidden "Aurora" bootscreen] ] or a scrolling text information about files being loaded.

References

* [http://splashy.alioth.debian.org/wiki/ Splashy] - graphical boot process for the Linux kernel at userspace.
*Red Hat Graphical Boot (RHGB) - boot splash program used by Red Hat and Fedora distros [http://dailypackage.fedorabook.com/index.php?/archives/65-Wednesday-Why-rhgb-Graphical-Boot-Screen.html]
* [http://packages.ubuntu.com/gutsy/misc/usplash usplash] - boot splash program used by Ubuntu [https://help.ubuntu.com/community/USplash]

External links

* [http://www.bootsplash.org Bootsplash Web Page] - the first and original implementation of a Linux kernel bootsplash - superseded by splashy.
* [http://jakeludington.com/windows_xp/20060219_change_xp_boot_screen.html Use Resource Hacker and / or BootSkin to customize your WinXP BootScreen]
* [http://www.topdownloads.net/bootscreens/view.php?id=654 Create your own bootscreen - WinXP Freeware - Boot Screen changer v.3.2]
* [http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/60405-boot-screen.html Create your own bootscreen - Vista]


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